Mooring for floating offshore renewable energy platforms classification

Abstract

Renewable marine energy has emerged as a centrepiece of the new energy economy, because of its abundance, regularity and to be environmentally - friendly. However, its exploitation in a commercial way is constrained due to several engineering problems. One of the mayor of the major constraints when installing this type of structures grounded on the seabed over 100 meters depth. One of the characteristics of the Spanish oceanic coastal shore is its high depth. So, in order to develop any kind of offshore energy in Spain, floating platforms are needed. Besides all of them should be anchored to the seabed. The aim of this article is to characterize mooring system of several floating offshore platforms which are currently designed to support any type of structure for the exploitation of marine energy (wind, waves or tidal energy).